Category Archives: Canada
Former MP turned Ontario energy minister says he never asked for a bribe
TORONTO - A former MP who is now Ontario’s energy minister emotionally denied allegations Tuesday that he asked for a bribe in exchange for running in a byelection for the provincial Liberals. T...
Nov 22, 2016
Alberta moves to cap power prices for consumers ahead of system revamp
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is capping electricity prices as part of a broader plan to move towards a more regulated industry. “Today we begin … bringing Alb...
Nov 22, 2016
Liberal plan for stop-gap Super Hornets leaves question of cost unanswered
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled its interim steps Tuesday in the long-fraught effort to replace Canada’s aging fleet of fighter jets, but key questions - how much it would cost taxpayer...
Nov 22, 2016
Carbon price won't be deciding factor for oilsands development: report
CALGARY - Alberta’s incoming carbon taxes will have a minimal effect on new oilsands development compared with oil prices and market access, says a new report. TD Bank economist Dina Ignjatovic ...
Nov 22, 2016
Ottawa places three-gram daily limit on medical pot it covers for veterans
VANCOUVER - The federal government is drastically cutting the amount of medical cannabis for which veterans will be reimbursed after years of skyrocketing costs and concerns about overuse. The announc...
Nov 22, 2016
Defence lawyers say closure of sex-offender program puts public at risk
CALGARY - Criminal trial lawyers in Alberta are worried the public could be at risk if a treatment program for sex offenders is shut down. The Criminal Trial Lawyers Association in Edmonton and the Cr...
Nov 22, 2016
Historic first as N.S. tames Fundy's tides, feeds power to electrical grid
PARRSBORO, N.S. - The currents that propel the tides of the Bay of Fundy are so strong they have largely thwarted hundreds of years of work aimed at harnessing their awesome power. But as politicians ...
Nov 22, 2016
Canadian retail sector employment to hit 12-year low this year, report says
MONTREAL - Employment in Canada’s retail sector will hit a 12-year low this year as companies adopt technology and trim costs in response to weak growth in consumer spending, says a new report r...
Nov 22, 2016
Saskatchewan deficit balloons to $1 billion with falling resource, tax revenue
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is cutting spending and has imposed a hiring freeze as it wrestles with a ballooning deficit of about $1 billion. Finance Minister Kevin Doherty released a fiscal ...
Nov 22, 2016
Dash cam captures aggressive driver's near-miss: 'He nearly killed us both'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland man is sharing a dramatic video showing how he narrowly avoided a head-on collision with another vehicle, in hopes of shaming the driver he says nearly killed h...
Nov 22, 2016